waveInStart (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This function starts input on the specified waveform input device.

Syntax

MMRESULT waveInStart(
  HWAVEIN hwi
); 

Parameters

• hwi
  Handle to the waveform-audio input device.

Return Value

One of the values described in the following table is returned.

Remarks

When waveInOpen opens an input stream, it places that stream in the stopped state. Capture will only begin after you have called waveInStart, this lets the driver know that your application is ready to begin capturing sound. If you have given the driver a buffer, through a prior call to waveInAddBuffer, then sound capture will begin immediately after the call to waveInStart. If the driver does not already have a buffer before the call to waveInStart, then sound capture will begin immediately after you provide it one using waveInAddBuffer.

Buffers are returned to the application when full or when the waveInReset function is called (the dwBytesRecorded member in the header will contain the length of data). If there are no buffers in the queue, the data is thrown away without notifying the application, and input continues.

Calling this function when input is already started has no effect, and the function returns zero.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

Waveform Audio Functions
waveInReset